Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday suggested that the United Nations (UN) should run Guyana’s elections due to historical concerns about free and fair elections. “Maybe, we should just contract it out to the United Nations. It can be cheaper,” ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Alexandra Simon The Wyckoff House Museum is hosting the first ever Minokan festival this weekend in celebration of the Haitian vodou tradition of Lakou Souvenance on Sept. 8. The event — organized in partnership ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Alexandra Simon This parade packed tons of Caribbean flavor! Millions of revelers queued up along Eastern Parkway on Monday for the 51st-annual West Indian Day Parade, which offered spectators a feast for the eyes ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Vinette K. Pryce The influence of Trinidad & Tobago’s steel pan music has been grossly under-documented. The history of the instrument and its impact on the world community seems to be under-reported and only ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County says it hosted a free community Back-to-School Health Fair on Aug. 24 to encourage parents and guardians to prepare their children for academic readiness. Kings County ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Desmond Brown GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sept. 3, 2018 (IPS) — Recent huge offshore oil discoveries are believed to have set Guyana — one of the poorest countries in South America — on a path to ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Bert Wilkinson A little over a week after authorities in Trinidad announced the closure of an underutilized and money-losing oil refinery, major labor unions have called a general strike for Friday to pressure the ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. Jai Sears The Editor, Much has been said and written about the discovery of oil in Guyana. Nevertheless, this form of black gold can be a blessing as well as a curse. The outcome depends ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is excited to begin their 38th anniversary season with “A Tribute To The Music Of The Palladium Era” featuring the legendary Mambo Legends Orchestra with special invited guest singer ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Alexandra Simon A Brooklyn clergy member is in Jamaica on a missionary trip to help the country’s needy. Bishop Jackie McCullough went with more than 200 volunteers and medical professionals on a weeklong mission ...